Chocolate Candy Cane Biscotti

Sorry, I’ll calm down. But seriously, it’s December, there is snow on the ground, there are twinkling lights everywhere and it is socially acceptable to wear plaid every darn day. Plus, my dog leaves cute puppy footprints outside in the snow. Could life be any better? Wait, it could. I could have these Chocolate Candy Cane Biscotti every day of December. Wouldn’t that be nice?

I mean, these twice baked cookies are so simple yet perfectly ‘Christmas-y’. They are a basic chocolate biscotti cookie with candy cane pieces throughout. They are so yummy they basically turn any regular milky cup of joe into a magnificent peppermint mocha. Take that, Starbucks!

Right about now I am in the midst of Christmas shopping. I like to give thoughtful gifts for the Holiday season. I do not like picking an item off of someone’s Amazon wish lit and calling it a day. I also refuse to show-up to a party empty handed, and recognize the fact that the hosts don’t always want a bottle of wine. I keep reminding myself that people really, really like homemade gifts. And honestly, what’s a better homemade gift than a tin full of cookies?

As part of a group called Canadian Food Creative, we each created a holiday themed cookie that would be a perfect addition to a homemade, heartfelt gift this holiday season. So, if you are on my list this season, there is a pretty good chance you will be receiving theses, along with a few of my blogger friend’s holiday cookie creations! Check-out the list at the end of this blog post to get links to all of CFC’s creations!

Amanda, these look insane!!! Gimme candy cane anything this time of year and I’m one happy girl! And I totally agree, this is one of my favourite times of year…except I’ve been wearing all things plaid for like 2 months already hahah. You and I sound very much alike in giving people homemade gifts. It started for me when I was in undergrad and couldn’t afford to give anyone anything. But when you get older and can afford things, I think it’s then that you realize that other people who are in the same boat as you can afford to buy themselves anything they want. It’s not the price tag that matters, but more the thoughtfulness and pleasant surprise of something homemade, something that money can’t buy! <3

I think it’s obvious I already love these without even trying them yet! lol. I couldn’t wait for this recipe when you first posted that it was coming 🙂 I’ve added it to my list of cookies to bake in time for Christmas and I seriously can not wait to indulge in them! With tea, of course 🙂

This should give you 10-12 biscotti, based on if you want to use the smaller end pieces or not. If you want event smaller, half sized biscotti, I would reduce the final cooking time by 5-8 minutes and simply monitor how they are cooking on the rack.